Simulations for modelling of population balance equations of particulate processes using the discrete particle model (DPM) [Elektronische Ressource] / Nageswara Rao Narni

SIMULATIONS FOR MODELLING OFPOPULATION BALANCE EQUATIONS OFPARTICULATE PROCESSES USINGDISCRETE PARTICLE MODEL (DPM)NARNI NAGESWARA RAOFakultätfürMathematikOtto von GuerickeUniversitätMagdeburgSimulationsforModellingofPopulationBalanceEquationsofParticulateProcessesusingtheDiscreteParticleModel(DPM)DissertationzurErlangungdesakademischenGradesdoctorrerumnaturalium(Dr. rer. nat.)genehmigtdurchdieFakultätfürMathematikderOtto von Guericke UniversitätMagdeburgvonNarniNageswaraRaogeb. am01. July1979inKappaladoddi,IndiaGutachter:Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. GeraldWarneckeProf. Dr. Ing. habil. StefanHeinrichEingereichtam: 04. Februar2009Verteidigungam: 24. März2009NomenclatureLatinSymbola,b,c Constants —2A Areaoftheparticlei miC Dragcoefficient —dd Diameteroftheparticleα mαhdi Averagediameter me Coefficientofrestitution —2g Accelerationduetogravity m/secG Growthrate 1/sech Heightofthebed mI Unittensor —2I Momentofinertiaofparticleα KgmαJ Impulsevector Kgm/sec−16 0k Boltzmannconstant 1.